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Iraq, Iran Seal Border Security Agreement
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Iraq and Iran finalized a bilateral security pact on Monday aimed at enhancing coordination along their shared borders, officials confirmed, in a move signaling tighter defense cooperation between the two neighbors. The agreement,...
UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Top Official Makes Visit to Iran
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A senior representative from the United Nations nuclear monitoring body conducted a high-level visit to Tehran on Monday, the first since Iran halted its cooperation with the agency in June, according to Iranian state media. Massimo...
Iran Says Trust in U.S. Shattered After Involvement in Israeli Airstrikes
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei declared on Monday that Tehran’s confidence in Washington has plummeted to “below zero” due to the U.S. involvement in Israel’s recent attacks on Iran. Addressing a question about the...
Iran Rejects US-Controlled Corridor Through Armenia
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has strongly objected to a United States initiative aiming to develop and oversee a transportation corridor through Armenian territory, emphasizing that the move could endanger regional equilibrium and compromise Tehran's strategic...
Iran to eliminate four zeros from nation’s currency gradually
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) The Iranian cabinet has given the green light to a proposal that will remove four zeros from the country’s currency, the rial, as announced by government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani. The decision came during a cabinet meeting in Tehran...
Iran Faces Serious Water Crisis, President Warns
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a stark warning Sunday, revealing that several regions, including the capital Tehran, are confronting a "serious" water crisis. Speaking at a gathering with Iranian media leaders in Tehran,...
Iran’s FM says deputy chief of IAEA will arrive in Tehran on Monday
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s foreign minister announced that a senior official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Monday. “A deputy director general of \[Rafael] Grossi will come to Tehran tomorrow, while...
IAEA Deputy Director Set to Visit Iran
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) The deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is scheduled to visit Iran on Monday, according to a local news agency on Sunday, quoting Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. Araghchi made these...
IAEA Deputy Director Awaits Visiting Tehran
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) The deputy chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is scheduled to travel to Tehran on Monday, according to Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday. “A deputy director general of [Rafael] Grossi will come to Tehran tomorrow,...
Clashes in Iran Leave Four Dead
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Violent confrontations in southeastern Iran have led to the deaths of four individuals, one of whom was a police officer, according to accounts from local press sources on Sunday. As reported by a news agency, armed assailants affiliated...
Clash in Iran’s Southeast Leaves Four Dead
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Four individuals, including a police officer, lost their lives during violent confrontations between security forces and armed militants in Iran’s southeastern province, local media reported on Sunday. The attack targeted a police station...
Iran object to Lebanese government's decision to disarm Hizbollah
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei stated Saturday that Iran opposes the Lebanese government’s plan to disarm Hezbollah, the militant group backed by Tehran, according to reports. Ali Akbar Velayati, an...
Iran denounces US-backed plan to build transit route through Armenia
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has voiced strong opposition to a U.S.-supported initiative to create a transit route through Armenia that would be controlled by the United States, warning that the plan threatens regional stability and undermines Iran’s security...
Iran’s police reports killing of four people in gun fight
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) An armed clash early Sunday between police and gunmen in southeastern Iran resulted in four deaths and one injury, according to local reports. Police were conducting a patrol in Saravan County, located in Sistan and Baluchestan province,...
Iran Denounces Israel’s Gaza Occupation Plan as “Genocide”
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, issued a forceful condemnation on Friday following Israel’s announcement that its Security Cabinet approved a plan to seize control of Gaza City. In an official statement released...
Iran Applauds Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Agreement
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday publicly endorsed the recent peace agreement signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, ending a decades-long conflict, while cautioning about external meddling near shared borders. In an official statement,...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 18 Iran-Linked Entities
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 18 individuals and organizations accused of enabling Iran to bypass existing U.S. restrictions, intensifying its economic clampdown on Tehran’s financial and tech sectors. In a statement,...
Gunmen-Police Shootout Claims Four Lives in Iran
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) A violent confrontation between gunmen and police early Sunday in southeastern Iran resulted in four fatalities and one injury, local media confirmed. According to a local news outlet, police on patrol in Saravan County, Sistan and...
Canadian Court Makes Decision on Ukrainian Airline Incident
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Ontario’s highest judicial authority confirmed on Monday a decision requiring Ukrainian International Airlines to provide compensation to the families of those killed when Flight PS752 was downed in 2020. The aircraft, carrying 176...
Court Upholds Ruling: Ukrainian Airline Must Compensate PS752 Victims’ Families
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Ontario’s highest court has affirmed a previous decision requiring Ukrainian International Airlines to compensate families of those killed when Flight PS752 was struck down in 2020. The tragic incident involved 176 people...